Enhance your child’s math skills with our "Understanding Tens" worksheets designed for ages 6-9. These engaging and educational printables help young learners grasp the concept of tens, a foundational element in arithmetic. Through fun exercises, puzzles, and hands-on activities, children can build their understanding of place value, addition, and subtraction. Ideal for classroom and home use, our worksheets support the development of strong number sense and confidence in mathematics. Visit Kids Academy to access and download these invaluable resources, making learning both enjoyable and effective for your little mathematicians.


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A Monkey Maze of Tens Worksheet
A Monkey Maze of Tens Worksheet

A Monkey Maze of Tens Worksheet

Kids can enjoy helping 10 little monkeys get to bed in this fun worksheet! They'll draw a line through all the pictures that show 10 to help the monkeys get back to their bed. Monkeys are an animal loved by many, from pet monkeys to zoo visits, and kids will adore this worksheet.
A Monkey Maze of Tens Worksheet
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Counting Tens and Ones: Part 2 Worksheet
Counting Tens and Ones: Part 2 Worksheet

Counting Tens and Ones: Part 2 Worksheet

Adding two-digit numbers can be tough for kids. It's essential to give them a strong foundation of numeracy and math, not just teaching them to add. Use longs and cubes to help them get a visual grasp of place value and addition. This fun worksheet can help your child take their skills to the next level, with problems featuring larger numbers.
Counting Tens and Ones: Part 2 Worksheet
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Counting Tens and Ones: Part 1 Worksheet
Counting Tens and Ones: Part 1 Worksheet

Counting Tens and Ones: Part 1 Worksheet

Kids Academy has a great place value worksheet to help kids learn when they don't have manipulatives at home! It includes longs and cubes that kids can count and add to find the sum. Colorful and downloadable, this page will help kids understand addition and place value better. Give it a try!
Counting Tens and Ones: Part 1 Worksheet
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Kindergarten Counting by Tens
Kindergarten Counting by Tens

Learn Dozens: Counting by Tens Printable

Kindergartners need to learn skip counting - counting in number groups - to increase number sense and be ready for more advanced math. Our kindergarten worksheet featuring a starry trip to outer space will help your child practice this valuable skill. Your child will choose correct answers to trace the lines to the stars, building fluency in skip counting. They'll also strengthen problem solving and see the pattern it creates. Get your little learner to the next level with this skip counting worksheet!
Learn Dozens: Counting by Tens Printable
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Understanding the concept of tens is crucial for young learners aged 6-9 because it forms the foundational block for numeracy and mathematics education. At this age, children transition from simple counting to more complex operations involving addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division. Mastery of tens and place value helps simplify these operations and promotes mental math skills.

Grasping the idea of tens aids children in understanding our base-10 number system, where each digit's value depends on its position. This understanding is critical for tasks such as recognizing number patterns, performing operations efficiently, and solving real-world problems, such as making sense of money or measurements.

For parents and teachers, focusing on the concept of tens allows children to develop number sense—a vital component of mathematical fluency. Incorporating tens in everyday scenarios, like counting objects in groups of ten, can make learning more intuitive and engaging. Additionally, early mastery of this concept can prevent future math anxiety and build confidence, encouraging a positive attitude towards learning mathematics.

Ultimately, caring about and reinforcing the understanding of tens ensures that children have a smooth and successful mathematical journey ahead, paving the way for more complex mathematical concepts and daily life applications.